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loveholidays.com January sales double year on year

Portugal leaps 850%, Egypt grows 519%, Spain 250%; ‘Britos are booking’, says CEO.

Online travel agent loveholidays.com reports a doubling of sales across its business so far this month compared to 2013, with year on year growth for Portugal topping 850% and significant increases for areas including Egypt (519%), Cyprus (102%) and Tunisia (86%).

Sales to mainland Spain grew 250% whilst Spanish islands set new records: the Balearics soared by 208% and the Canaries grew 214%.

loveholidays.com offers an array of Greek Islands holidays – 24 including Corfu, Kos, Mykonos and Zante – which delivered 46% growth and Turkey saw a rise in bookings of 75%.

Alex Francis, founder of loveholidays.com, said: “Britons are booking holidays. Our January sales are buoyant and our customers are confident enough to make winter sun and early-bird summer bookings to some less familiar destinations as well as their firm favourites. We’ve noted an enduring enthusiasm for Egypt holidays as well as for Cyprus and Tunisia, which demonstrates that UK travellers research their holiday choices with care, and follow travel advice given by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.”

He added: “The overall cost of holidaying in Portugal and the Greek islands has come down, which has contributed to their success so far this month, while the Spanish islands are working hard to attract more visitors after some lean seasons since 2008.”

Francis concluded: “Our low deposit holidays and affordable installment options put the holidaymaker first to enable Brits who are ready for a break to balance their own budgets, then book. We all know that January can stretch people’s finances which is why we offer such favourable booking terms on our holidays – an approach which another goes some way to explain our sales success this month.”

Destination

YOY Growth

Turkey

75%

Greek Islands

46%

Canary Islands

214%

Egypt

519%

Balearic Islands

208%

Tunisia

86%

Portugal

850%

Cyprus

102%

Spain

250%

Cuba

53%

Photo caption: Corfu Island, Greece.

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